![]() Throughout the series, there are constant underlying political intrigues and surprisingly little filler. ![]() Brooks, Visitor and Robinson - all of whom are masters at this - are particularly non-verbal and make a big impression from the first few episodes. While it isn't exactly hard to follow, the dialog is often dense and DS9 - more than any other Trek show - uses non-verbal communication very well. The show is, however, not for those with limited attention spans and a disdain for complexity. The characters, cast, and serialized stories make DS9 stand apart from the franchise as the most powerfully plotted, intensely dramatic and politically charged Star Trek ever. Also memorable are the gruff, shape-shifting Chief Constable Odo(Rene Auberjunois) who does not know what he is and where he came from Kira (Nana Visitor) Sisko's aggressive and intense Bajoran second officer Garak (Andy Robinson) a Cardassian Tailor and - possibly - spy, who is easily the most well-developed, well-acted and interesting recurring guest star Star Trek has ever had Jadzia Dax (Terry Farrell) - the beautiful Trill science officer whose consciousness is enhanced by the memories and personality of a 600 year old symbiotic slug who lives in her stomach and has inhabited dozens of previous hosts Julian Bashir (Alex Siddig) - the station's young, brilliant, adventurous and naive doctor and Quark (Armin Shimmerman), the greedy, conniving, but entirely lovable Ferengi casino owner. In the very first episode, Sisko's arc begins and it is clear that his story will be the frame within which the entire series is organized - though the reasons for this will no become entirely clear until near the end. Ben Sisko (Avery Brooks), the station's commander, is a somewhat disgruntled Star Fleet officer who has several personal vendettas which have almost driven him from Star Fleet. All of the major characters and most of the frequent returning characters have their own interwoven story arcs - most of which span the entire series. Since the station does not move much during the show's seven year run, DS9 has a much stronger sense of place than the other ST series, and is able to develop story arc and character continuity much more powerfully than the others. Both Bejorans and Cardassians will play important roles throughout DS9. Bejor has just been liberated from 60 years of occupation by an expansionist militaristic race - the Cardassians. So even the architecture of the main set is alien - not another sterile militaristic star ship inhabited by a primarily white European crew - but a true Babel. DS9 deviates from the Trek franchise formula in an important way - it is based on one location - a Cardassian-built space station near the planet Bejor. I am not going to state that it's the best Star Trek series, because it definitely will not appeal to everybody, but it is my favorite. It edges out Star Trek's original series just barely as my favorite in the franchise. DS9 is one of my all-time favorite television shows.
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